Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3346802 | Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease | 2016 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We present a case of pediatric bacteremia caused by Chromobacterium haemolyticum, a β-hemolytic, non-pigmented, Gram-negative bacilli recovered from a blood culture and initially identified as Chromobacterium violaceum using phenotypic and proteomic methods. 16S rRNA sequencing of the patient isolated demonstrated a high degree of sequence homology with the type strain of C. haemolyticum. The patient recovered following treatment with meropenem, gentamicin, and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. This case highlights the potential misidentification of C. haemolyticum as non-pigmented C. violaceum due to limitations of the currently available identification methodologies.
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Authors
Nicole Harmon, Joel E. Mortensen, Eric Robinette, Eleanor A. Powell,